Zac Rinaldo

Flyers restricted free-agent defenseman Michael Del Zotto has decided to go to player-elected salary arbitration to determine his salary for the 2015-16 season. The 25-year-old Ontario, Canada native was one of 23 NHL players who filed for arbitration on Sunday. Del Zotto will have a hearing with an arbitrator sometime between July 20 and Aug. 4. The Flyers signed Del Zotto as a free agent on Aug. 5, 2014 after it was announced that Kimmo Timonen would miss at least six months due to a blood disorder which caused clots in the Finnish defenseman's lungs and leg. Del Zotto played 64 games last season, registering 10 goals and a total of 32 points, with a minus-5. He earned...

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